W Course Resource Handouts

W Course Resource Handouts

The Composition Committee (English Dept.) has put together an assortment of materials to assist you with your W courses. Attached you will find a copy of the new W guidelines and an overview of pedagogies for revision and editing. These materials are presented as general advice which you would need to adapt to your specific discipline and course. Below is a list of all the materials divided up into categories. For printable copies of these handouts visit the English Department website at __.

Assignments

• Designing Effective Writing Assignments
• Less Writing, More Thinking Assignments

Drafting

• Developing a Thesis
• Developing a First Draft (from research question)
• Argument Structures

Revision

• Methods for Integrating Revision into Writing Assignments
• Questions for Reviewing a Draft (generic model)
• Peer Critique Guidelines_Organization (generic model)
• Peer Critique Guidelines_Development (generic model)
• Dr. Halden-Sullivan Peer Critique form (specific example)
• Peer Response Sheet (specific example)
• Peer Review Guide (specific example)
• Revision Reminders (specific example)
• Sample Peer-Review
• Comment Inventory Sheet
• Comment Inventory Sheet 2
• Revision Example

Editing

• Peer Editing Grammar Checklist

Style Tips

• Elegant Explanations_Longer Sentences
• Commas and Semi-colons

Grading

• Writing in Large Classes_Tips on Grading
• Example Grading Rubric

Miscellaneous

• Managing Paper in Writing-Intensive Courses
• Preventing Plagiarism
• Purdue Owl Website (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index.html)
• Revised General Education W Course Requirements